Rowdy neighbours cause a scene

The RCMP were called to a fight Sunday morning in Eastern Passage that pitted a cane-carrying neighbour against a knife-wielding drunk.

Just after 11 a.m., two drunk men walking down Melrose Crescent were yelling at motorists and neighbours, Sgt. Mike Lidstone said later Sunday in an interview.

“(They were) eventually confronted by the neighbours and one of the suspects produced a knife, and one of the neighbours took exception to that and produced a cane,” Lidstone said.

Initially, the cane was used against the knife-wielding man, but that man then turned around and used the cane against its owner. Both men received bruises.

“So, right now, we’re still investigating,” Lidstone said.

As of Sunday afternoon, officers at the RCMP’s Cole Harbour office had not laid charges.

“Not yet, because, right now, at this point, not a lot of people are co-operative,” Lidstone said. “A lot of people don’t really want to get involved, so it’s not looking good, right now, but we’re still continuing our inquiries.”